Has anyone lowered the front end by cutting the front springs? would like to know height to coil removal ratio.

I have done it several times. Just make sure you use a cut off wheel, band saw etc and not a torch. Just mark one coil lower and cut. Easy peasy. You can go up to 2 coils IIRC, but thats getting pretty low. I'd also suggest you trim the bump stops. Fieros have **** for wheel travel in the front.

Plan on using a cut off wheel, torch changes the temper in the springs, seen a lot of people screw up front suspensions that way. Just wanted to know how much one coil will lower the front end.

Is there an easy way to cut down the bump stops in front?

West Coast Fiero's recommends taking a section out of the metal "tower" that the rubber bumper sits on. But that means you have to weld the two halves back together. Is there a non-welding way to cut down the bump stops?

quote Originally posted by TWright: Is there an easy way to cut down the bump stops in front? West Coast Fiero's recommends taking a section out of the metal "tower" that the rubber bumper sits on. But that means you have to weld the two halves back together. Is there a non-welding way to cut down the bump stops?

Certainly, but you won't have the rubber part in there anymore...

Seriously though, I'm not sure how long the rubber bumper is. If it's a couple of inches long, you could just cut it in half and increase travel area. If it's less than a inch then cutting it isn't going to give you much more travel and cutting and welding the tower is about all you can do.

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Here's a pic of what I have. You can see I could use about an inch of lowering in the front.http://kitcars.invalid_domain_due_to_malware/download/file.php?id=29

Well, you are right, you do need to do soemthing to it. Larry

If all you want is to lower it 1 inch, Cut 1 coil off the stock springs. you won't have to cut the bumper stops. it'll still ride fine.

That was what I wanted to know, one coil 1". Thanks.

With one coil cut off I can fit one and a half fingers in between the top of the wheel and fender with stock 88 GT wheels and tires. I had to trim the bump stops because the front end would bottom out on almost everything. I cut and re welded the cone removing around an inch of material. I would say the rubber stops are about an inch long but I felt better cutting that metal cone instead of trimming the rubber, it was jarring enough with that inch of rubber there, remove that and I feel your car would come apart bit by bit over every bump.

Instead of cutting spring coils and thereby reducing suspension travel, why not install Rodney's lowering ball joints?

Price, cutting springs $0, lowering ball joints $$$

Cutting and rewelding bumps stops. $$$
Cutting wheels and welding supplies ain't free.

They are for me. I get mine supplied by my employer.

quote Originally posted by tebailey: They are for me. I get mine supplied by my employer.

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